Exploring New Horizons

Physics is the universal science. It is the rational development of experiments, observations,
and theories to explain the fundamental structure of the universe. Physicists study
everything from the smallest subatomic particles to the entire universe.

The laws that physicists have discovered form the basis for understanding the world
and also for making the devices and machines that we see and use everyday.

The Physics minor will provide a valuable option especially to Engineering, Math,
Computer Science, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, or Geological Sciences majors. It
is widely known that a strong physics background increases a graduate's employability.

Featured Programs

Physics & Astonomy in the News!

Dr. Nathaniel Hicks and his research students from the UAA Plasma Physics Lab, where
in Portland, OR presenting their hard work (in front of 2,300 people!) at the 60th
Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of Plasma Physics. Photos
courtesy of Hannah Crayton, B.S. Computer Systems Engineering, UAA. See more photos.

PLANETARIUM

As Alaska’s largest planetarium, the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Planetarium
& Visualization Theater is an immersive place to explore the world around us, from
the smallest microbes to the most distant galaxies.